Who would you invite to your fantasy dinner party?
It's difficult to imagine a wealthier set of guests than those invited to the home of Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr earlier this year, in the mega-wealthy enclave of Woodside, California.

Together they represent companies worth nearly $1 trillion.By all accounts, Obama didn't have an easy ride - many of the diners are generous political donors and the President was criticised for slow progress on policy promises.

The dinner lasted two hours, and is expected to be the first in a series that Obama holds with Silicon Valley's leaders.
So what was on the menu? Chef Yigit Pura would only reveal that Obama said, 'Banana cream pie was solid,' as he kissed his fingers.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening was Mark Zuckerberg's decision to ditch his hoodie for more formal attire - normally, the only suits he's acquainted with are of the legal variety...

ERIC SCHMIDTTITLE-Chairman, GoogleWORTH- $7 billionGoogle market valuation $171.8 billionIn his ten-year tenure, Schmidt oversaw Google's transformation into the global internet giant that it is today. He stepped down as CEO last month and is now a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.ARTHUR D LEVINSONTitleChairman, GenentechWorthEarned $850,000 in 2010Genentech market valuation $46.8bnFounded in 1976, Genentech (now owned by Roche) pioneered using human genetic information to develop medicines, including cancer treatments. Levinson stepped down as CEO in 2009, and now sits on Apple's board of directors.JOHN T CHAMBERSTitleCEO, Cisco SystemsWorth$1 billionCisco market valuation $96 billion Chambers raises his glass extra-high to Obama, showing that there are no hard feelings on the part of this co-chair of John McCain's 2008 presidential bid. He earns his seat as chairman of Cisco, the dotcom boom's most valuable company.JOHN DOERRTitlePartner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersWorth$2.2 billionThe host for the evening, Doerr is a tech investor with a knack for backing a winning idea. Back in 1999, KPCB led a $25 million investment in upstart Google. KPCB has participated in over $2.3 billion of investments since May 2010.LARRY ELLISONTitleCEO, OracleWorth$39.5 billionOracle market valuation $177.6 billionCurrently the fifth wealthiest human being on the planet, Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977. In true billionaire fashion, he splashed out over $100 million to ensure that his BMW Oracle sailing team won the America's Cup last year.REED HASTINGSTitleCo-founder and CEO, NetflixWorthEarned $5.5 million in 2010Netflix market valuation $12 billionIn 1997 Hastings co-founded Netflix, an online subscription service for movies and TV which now has over 20 million members across North America. He once taught maths in Swaziland during a two-year stint in the US Peace Corps.JOHN L HENNESSYTitlePresident, Stanford UniversityWorth$31.4 millionStanford endowment $15.9 billionLocated in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford has a long association with the area's tech companies, many of whose founders - including those of Google, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard and Yahoo! - passed through the university.CAROL BARTZTitleCEO, Yahoo!WorthEarned $47.2 million in 2009Yahoo! market valuation $23.7 billionBartz, who joined Yahoo! in 2009, holds the honour of having topped a 2010 list of executives paid too much for running underperforming companies. Although Yahoo! remains a global internet brand, it's still considered to be in decline.DICK COSTOLOTitleCEO, Twitter[/B]Worth[/B] $120 millionTwitter market valuation $3.7 billionA computer science graduate and former improvisational comedian, Costolo sold FeedBurner - a provider of management tools for website owners - to Google in 2007 for a rumoured $100 million. Last year he took over as CEO of Twitter.MARK ZUCKERBERGTitleCEO, FacebookWorth$13.5 billionFacebook market valuation $50 billionThe Social Network's complex antihero, Zuckerberg is 'trying to make the world a more open place by helping people connect and share', according to his own Facebook profile. Luckily for him, he's becoming filthy rich in the process.STEVE WESTLYTitleManaging partner and founder, The Westly GroupWorth$500 millionA Democratic Party supporter, venture capitalist Westly served as a California co-chair for Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign. The Westly Group has participated in over $178 million of investments since April 2010.BARACK OBAMATitlePresident, USAWorth$10.5 millionUSA $14.7 trillion (GDP)Obama is noted for his love of technology: he embraced social media in his election campaign, and was reportedly gifted an iPad 2 a month before they went on sale. His aide Valerie Jarrett also attended the dinner (seated to Zuckerberg's right).ANN DOERRTitlePhilanthropistThe hostess, as the wife of John Doerr, is no stranger to technology herself, holding bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering. An environmental activist and trustee of the New York-based Environmental Defense Fund, she works alongside her husband in his philanthropic endeavours.STEVE JOBSTitleCo-founder and CEO, AppleWorth$8.3 billionApple market valuation $323.3 billionJobs has transformed the tech industry several times. After his pioneering early years at Apple, he left the firm to set up NeXT (which created the machine on which the Web was developed), before returning to spearhead the 'iRevolution'

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